Slipknot Bassist Rushed to Hospital in Middle of Connecticut Show [Updated]

Update: Slipknot have issued an update on the health of bassist Alessandro "Alex" Venturella, who has been discharged from the hospital. It reads as follows:

After a medical emergency during last night's show, we are relieved to let everyone know that our bass player, Alex 'V-Man' Venturella, is well on the road to recovery. Alex collapsed mid-set after feeling unwell and as a precautionary measure was taken to hospital where he was found to be suffering from severe dehydration. After recuperating overnight, he has now been discharged from hospital and is on his way back to his Slipknot family. All being well, Alex will be back onstage with us tomorrow in Mansfield, MA. We thank everyone who reached out with messages and well wishes for Alex and we look forward to be being back at full tilt for the rest of the Summer's Last Stand tour.

Original Story Continues Below:

Slipknot's new bassist Alessandro "Alex" Venturella suffered an undisclosed medical emergency in the middle of Slipknot's set in Hartford, Conn., last night (Aug. 2). The band stopped the set for 20 minutes, but returned to the stage to continue the show as an eight-piece band.

Upon resuming the show, frontman Corey Taylor addressed the crowd (watch above), saying, "I'm gonna let you know what's going on right now. I'm sorry to say that our bass player, Alex, had… Something happened. I'm not sure what happened. He's been put into an ambulance and he's going to the hospital right now as we speak. But I want you all to make f---ing noise for him. Send him some f---ing love. Now, we had a choice to come back out here. We've had to modify some s--t, but we're gonna keep on playing for you. It's what we want, it's what Alex would f---ing want."

The band later posted video of the crowd chanting Alex's name repeatedly:

Slipknot ended up playing pretty much a full set. They've been playing 17 songs a night during their Summer's Last Stand tour, and performed 15 songs during the Hartford show, including 10 songs after Venturella was rushed to the hospital.

Stay tuned as we wait for more details on Venturella's medical emergency and how it will affect the rest of Slipknot's summer tour. The Summer's Last Stand tour also features Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine and Motionless in White. See the remaining dates here.